Boo Who

Boo #2

by Rene Gutteridge

“Knock knock.”
“Who’s there?”

Nobody in Skary seems to know for sure…

It appears that everyone in Skary, Indiana, is having an identity crisis of epic proportions–including the town itself. Once known as the haunt of the world’s most popular horror writer, Wolfe “Boo” Boone, Skary started losing tourist business after Boo abruptly abandoned his career. Now the little town with the big marketing hook is up a creek–and on the brink of bankruptcy.

Meanwhile, the former best-selling author is hawking [or selling] cars and wondering, like the rest of the world, if he’ll ever write again. Yet even as Boo’s literary career gracelessly plummets, his fiancée, wholesome Ainsley Parker, is shooting to stardom as the media’s darling new domestic diva.

Weave in a dreaming bride with a bargain dress and a few too many pounds on her hips, an unconventional therapist who has Skary in his thrall, a depressed cat, a dogged busybody, and a horde of strange, ghostly figures traipsing in and out of the woods, and it’s easy to see why Skary is the quirkiest–and most charming–town around.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian, Contemporary, Adult, Mystery, Humor

344 pages, Paperback

First published September 21, 2004

About the author

Rene Gutteridge is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than eighteen novels, including the beloved Boo Series and Heart of the Country, her novelization release with director John Ward and Tyndale House Publishers. Her recent suspense titles include Listen, Possession and the award-winning Seven Hours project Escapement. She's been published by Bethany House, Tyndale House, WaterBrook Press, Thomas Nelson and B&H and novelized the successful motion picture The Ultimate Gift. She is teaming again with screenwriter Cheryl McKay for the romantic comedy Greetings from the Flipside from B&H and releasing her new suspense title, Misery Loves Company from Tyndale in 2013. Her romantic comedy Never the Bride won the 2010 Carol Award for Best Women’s Fiction. Her upcoming literary projects include the novelization of the motion picture Old Fashioned with Tyndale House Publishers and filmmaker Rik Swartzwelder.

Her adaptation of her novel My Life as a Doormat is in development with Kingdom Pictures and she is also a creative consultant for Boo, a film based on her best-selling novel, in development at Sodium Entertainment with Cory Edwards attached as director and Andrea Nasfell as screenwriter. She is also co-writer in a collaborative comedy project called Last Resort with screenwriters Torry Martin and Marshal Younger. Her screenplay Skid is currently in production and scheduled to begin filming in April of 2013. Find her on Facebook and Twitter or at her website, www.renegutteridge.com

Reviews

[Lovely Day · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5⭐️



A moment I did appreciate though, was when Garth told Wolfe a lie about Ainsley, he IMMEDIATELY left that conversation to ask Ainsley about it in a respectful way in which she told him what was true and what wasn’t…completely bypassing the miscommunication trope entirely. Thank you Rene Gutteridge!!!


There was also a section that had a surprisingly enlightening walk though of the tactics car salesmen use

[Wes Young · Rating 1 out of 5]

What follows is not a review as much as a cautionary tale: It starts with a meander through the public library where a book with a cleverish name and a rad owl drawing peaks my interest. A perusal of the back cover reveals a seemingly coherent and interesting synopsis coupled with the author's photograph, who turns out to be really attractive! I'm in. Upon further investigation it turns out that Gutteridge is a Bible-thumper. My nerves are rattled but beauty is blinding and I decide to 'give 'er a try'. Eight chapters in and I'm beating my head against the wall. Here's what took place:
1)A once famous horror writer gets engaged and finds the Lord - which causes him to stop writing
2)His former agent, who is an atheist, arrives and attempts to whisk away the writer's fiancee, not for a love affair but to become the next Martha Stewart
3)There is a town reverend who is distressed that he has lost his flock to a X-Mas eve dinner instead of his service and devises a plan to get them back. Oh, and he refuses to visit one of his parishoners because, and I quote, he "wants to spend some alone time with God."
Thats a plot summary, now critique-wise:
I didn't know if this was a book for children or for adults. If for children, the trite development and simple constructs may be forgiven, although the story begins with a cat castration, home-done, in the presence of two cops so I'm not sure how to explain that to kids. I really did lose count, and I was counting, how many time I saw "the lord works in mysterious ways" or "what god wants from me" etc... but it was quite burdensome. Reader beware, unless this is your kind of thing then its all sunshine and dafodils for you. I sure hope that atheist literary agent gets whats coming to him or has a big change of heart, that vile creature!

[(Katie) Paperbacks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am really enjoying listening to this series for the first time on an audiobook. The characters are so much fun, the antics they get into. I think anyone would love to live in a town like this. Such a fun and sweet Christian fiction series, I can't wait to read the next book.

[Rod Horncastle · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's zombie's in the town. Maybe? Something is creeping about and being weird.
And Boo's wife tries to become the next Martha Stewart - She comes close.

Fun Christian book/romance about a crazy town. If you don't have a sense of humor (which is many people on Goodreads) then don't read this. You won't enjoy it!.

[Becka · Rating 3 out of 5]

The residents of Skary are some of the quirkiest characters around!

[Rev. Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rene Gutteridge's Boo Who is the sequel to Boo, and in a similar fashion, this author provided lots of chuckles throughout the book. Following the lives of about eight different people, you will laugh through the planning of two weddings, a woman who is trying to be the next Martha Stewart, a town on the verge of bankruptcy and all the ways the residents come up with to save it, and some strange people wandering around town that are suspected to be clones?? A great holiday weekend read and very, very funny.

[Grace Wyatt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the simplicity of this book! Some of it may be a bit outdated, but I truly love this series and come back to it each fall.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

So so good!

[Alicia Walters · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another charming book by this author. I would love to read the rest of this series!

[Mitticus · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[Leya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I cannot express how much fun reading this book was.

I love the characters/citizens of Skary. Both Wolfe and Ainsley are starting new jobs and also planning the perfect wedding. But they're not alone in the wedding planning, Oliver and Melb are getting married as well. Melb needs to lose weight to fit into her perfect dream wedding dress, which she bought without trying it on, and she's also afraid that Oliver will have a fit if he knows she going over budget. And there's Sheriff who is worried about his pet cat, Thief. It seems that Thief is depressed because of being neutered.

[Ellen Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my second time reading this book and I enjoyed it just as much the second time. This is a sequel to Boo, which introduces us to Skary and her citizens. The characters find themselves trusting the new doctor in town to help them change aspects of themselves. We find a town looking for it's identity, a depressed cat, a pastor who is trying unusual ideas to bring people to church and the woman who is being made into the next Martha Stewart. Read this book to find how things turn out for these people.

[Joanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was refreshing and pretty funny. There are a lot of characters to keep track of but all have their own unique personality that make the town of Skary what it is. Small town feel and very clean in the language. I don't remember any at all. I picked this book up by chance in the library and Rene Gutteridge has written a few more so I think I will try another.

[Christy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This second book in the Boo series is a fun and light-hearted read. Even though you don't have to read the first book, it does help with the background and quirky character development. The zany residents of Skary are a hoot.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

needed another light one, nothing too exciting, lots of weird little twists and funky characters. It was nice to read something that wasn't preachy but nobody slept together the first date either.

[Kellie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a library book sale find from a few months back that I saved for now in the hopes of it being a fun autumn read. Once I started reading it, I discovered that a) it’s actually the second book in a series and b) it’s set in the late winter.

Being Christian fiction, it’s a pretty cheesy read at times, and I had a couple of issues with the plot. The main character, Wolfe Boone, is a former horror novelist who’s given up on his writing after finding love and becoming a Christian. Which is fine, except didn’t anyone tell him that Christians can still write horror? Ted Dekker is right there.

I also caught one or two mistakes that must’ve gotten past the editor, including a veterinarian character using the word “amnesia” when I know he meant “anesthesia” lmao. To be fair, this was a first edition, and that might’ve been fixed later.

Overall, cute enough story, but the plot might’ve been a bit too cluttered with secondary characters. I did order a cheap copy of the first book online, since it sounded like it was more fall-centric. We’ll see how it goes!

[Malvina · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second quirky book set in Skary, Indiana. It follows on fairly directly from #1 Boo, with a lot of the characters carried through, so do yourself a favour and start at the beginning of the series. This particular book has a lot of comedy capers, as in people running around not knowing what they're doing but usually utterly convinced of the wrong things, etc. Just go with the flow, it made me laugh. The how-to-sell-a-car section was hilarious. Beware of customers arriving with a Folder (research), the profit margin immediately goes down. Underlining everything is a lovely message of faith. As this book drew a few plot lines together that ran through both books, I'm interested to see what adventures #3 will bring!

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

First off let me say that the characters in the book are quite quirky and fun loving. I think the town of Skary would be very interesting to at least visit, maybe not live ;-)!
In this second addition to the Boo Series, we follow Ainsley and Wolfe's engagement period. Alfred, who is Wolfe's former agent, is now a bit of a 'scrooge' and is out to sabotage Wolfe in some way. So he goes after his fiance, but not in the typical way a man may go after another's woman. The story is so much fun and a bit of a mystery. I really do enjoy the hilarious but charming conflicts Rene Gutteridge gives these characters. I also though the little tidbits of how car salesmen run their business was quite eye opening! Fun book!

[Christy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed Boo Who for the most part. My least favorite to read about was Ainsley and there were many misunderstandings that dominated the story line. I did however appreciate the many pov's consisting of Wolfe, Martin, Oliver, Melb, Dr. Hass and Alfred and a little of Missy. This was not a romance which made it much more entertaining with giggles here and there. This book is considered Christian Fiction but I felt like the author straddled the fence in some areas of the book that I didn't appreciate; not inappropriate but should have been left out none the less.

[Tom Garner · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second book in the Boo series, it surrounds the author Boo and has his new faith leads him in new directions and how his new love deepen. Though I enjoyed the book it is a book that I found a little dry on some places yet it is one I can recommend to you.

It surrounds the author and the town he lives in and how changes effects us and how we react to those changes. It gets really good after the first few chapters and you get drawn into how how both, Boo and his town.

Get the book and enjoy.

[D.J. Lang · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe 2.5 stars because the .5 is for Gutteridge is actually out there writing and trying to make a difference; however, I struggled getting interested in this story even though I read the first in the series. The storyline seemed way too silly. I did buy this set of books, and I think I might know someone interested in the book so I will be passing it along. I have the third book, and I'm hoping for improvement.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved seeing the story pick up from the first book. The characters start to grow more in personality, and there are some you would certainly be rooting for. In this book, the plot line was a lot more stressful to me than the first book. However, it was still a great read, and I enjoyed the mystery that is presented in the story. This series is one of my favorites so far! (This is a 4.5 star read)

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, there is something about this series that rea?my draws me in, yet..... I feel the vast majority of these characters are stereotyped and almost caricatures. However there are characters who on?l me in &make .e want to read .ore

[Emily · Rating 1 out of 5]

I only made it to page 18 but the fact that it turns out to be a sequel and i didn’t come across one character or event I could muster any enthusiasm, curiosity, or sympathy for makes me feel sorry-not-sorry to chuck it back to the thrift store from whence it came.

[Kristin Schmitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like small town fiction that is a little less bland than Hallmark this is the book for you. At least the humor and the ridiculousness of it made it better than any Hallmark movie I've seen. Good for a rainy day when you are feeling a little boo hoo.

[Terri · Rating 2 out of 5]

the fist boo was so much better both are filled with quirky characters the fist had more weight to the story this one was so light in plot it felt foolish even though it's a quirky book. I plan on reading the next two in the series but not in a hurry to do so

[Mary Czan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blah blah small town skary going bankrupt
Full of cats
Wolfe used to be writer retired tried car sales
Weddings melb and Oliver on budget trying to lose weight starts owl watching
Wedding Ainsley and Wolfe too busy being Martha Stewart
Mayor crazy
Psychiatrist or is he

[Allysha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not enjoy this one as much as the first book in the series, but it was still cute and I will finish the series at some point. This one was just a bit slow for me and I was in a bit of a slump when I read it, which always lessens my enjoyment of a book that is not absolutely fantastic to me.

[Danni · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun

[Mellanie C · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is adorable!